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idiomlose the thread (of) BrEBrE1 to stop being able to understand a story or conversation, either because it is too complicated, or because you were not listening:Sitting by the fire made him so sleepy that he lost the thread of the story Rattigan was telling him.When Denzil started talking about his fiancée's family problems, Claude completely lost the thread of the conversation.2 (also to lose your thread) to get confused or forget what you want to say, especially because it is long and complicated:I was really impressed by the way you managed to keep on talking, even when you had lost the thread.I've lost my thread now - what was I saying?
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